Certified Nurse-midwife Services

For centuries, women have looked to midwives for advice and assistance in childbirth. Today’s certified nurse-midwives continue this tradition of personal, family centered care as a highly skilled health professional drawing on the vast resources of modern medicine.

At Mayo Clinic Health System – Northland in Barron and Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, certified nurse-midwives care for healthy women from early adolescence through the onset of menopause. They specialize in:

Birth control, including IUD insertion

Preconception counseling

Prenatal care

Labor and delivery

Breast-feeding assistance

Postpartum care

Well-women annual exams

Menopause management

Certified nurse-midwives are fully qualified to prescribe and administer medications. They offer patients a wide range of pain management options, including epidurals. Family medicine physicians and obstetricians are readily available for consultation and backup, if needed.